Accounts payable Analyst

We are working with Woodside Energy, recruiting for an accounts payable analyst to join there team on an initial 12-month contract.

About the role:

• The position is a key member of the Accounts Payable team as a focal point delivering accounts payable services and guidance to the business on payment to Woodside contractors and business partners.
• The Position is a core team member delivering between 65,000 and 90,000 manual payments annually, in addition to 125,000 automated payments requiring administration, oversight and governance.
• Compliance with and a subject matter expert in Accounts Payable processes and systems.
• Provide guidance to contracting, procurement, relevant business customers in Accounts payable processes in support of accurate and timely payment of invoices.
• Compliance with and a detailed understanding of the regulatory environment surrounding the payment of suppliers, the mechanism for dispute and the management thereof.
• Compliance with and a detailed understanding of global tax and banking requirements for the regions where Accounts Payable services will be delivered

Duties and responsibilities:

• Meet the Woodside leadership expectations commensurate with the role. Refer Leadership & Management Development Framework (Woodside COMPASS)
• Ability to lead engagements with internal and external stakeholders relating to the Accounts Payable process.
• Values and behaviours consistent with the 1 “Woodside Everyone” in the Leadership Expectations Framework.

Duties, technically & Commercial:

• Develop procedures for Accounts Payable services to the business
• Ability to independently review other Accounts Payable processes to identify weakness and governance gaps
• Accountable for assurance of the invoice approval process, including identification of suspicious and fraudulent invoices, and escalation for resolution with Business Integrity team.
• Accountable for invoice receipt validation, including tax, audit, banking requirements.
• Ability to investigate and resolve complex stakeholder and suppler queries relating to the Accounts Payable process.
• Identifies, escalates, and contributes to resolving goods received/invoice received (GR/IR) exceptions to support timely and accurate payment processing
• Undertake the invoice posting process (Materials & Service) and prepare and settlement of payment files. Accountable to run the payment file to execute payments to suppliers.
• Support the vendor maintenance process to validate supplier data as required. 
• Adhere to deadlines in the accounts payable process.
• Comply with and recommend improvements to processes and procedures.
• Comply with Risk Management protocols.
• Identifies and recommends opportunities to improve payment practices, policies and frameworks.

Skills and Experience:

• Risk management & problem-solving skillset
• Demonstrated skills in Accounts Payable operations
• Demonstrated success in managing external stakeholders
• 5 or more years in a Supply Chain / Accounts Payable environment
• ERP system expertise, SAP / Ariba Platform
• Oil & Gas experience ideal
• Competent in MS Office and similar applications
• Knowledgeable with Case Management systems (CRM)
• Continuous Improvement mindset
• Strong stakeholder engagement

Qualifications

• Ideal to be working towards or holds an accredited diploma qualification;
• Ideal to be working towards or holds a Masters of Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (MCIPS)

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